Grand Ayatollah
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A Grand Ayatollah is a senior Shia Islamic religious authority and jurist recognized as a leading source of emulation in matters of law and theology.
Aliases (2)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic honorific
→
Shia religious title → religious authority → |
| associatedConcept |
marjaʿiyya
→
taqlid → |
| denomination |
Twelver Shia Islam
→
|
| fieldOfWork |
Islamic jurisprudence
→
Quranic exegesis → Shia theology → fiqh → hadith studies → usul al‑fiqh → |
| grants |
legal rulings
→
religious guidance → |
| hasDuty |
guiding followers in religious practice
→
interpreting Sharia → issuing legal opinions → publishing legal rulings → teaching advanced students → |
| hasFollowerType |
muqallid
→
|
| hasRole |
jurist
→
legal authority → religious leader → source of emulation → theologian → |
| hasTitleForm |
Ayatollah al‑Uzma
→
His Eminence → |
| influences |
Shia personal law
→
Shia political thought → Shia ritual practice → |
| isDescribedAs |
marjaʿ al‑taqlid
→
source of emulation → |
| isHigherRankThan |
Ayatollah
→
|
| isPartOf |
Shia clerical hierarchy
→
|
| languageOfWork |
Arabic
→
Persian → |
| religion |
Shia Islam
→
|
| requires |
advanced seminary education
→
authorization to issue fatwas → mastery of Arabic → mastery of Islamic law → recognition by peers → |
| subclassOf |
Ayatollah
→
Shia cleric → marjaʿ → |
| typicalLocation |
Mashhad
→
Najaf → Qom → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Imam Husayn Shrine
("Sayyid Ali al-Sistani (through religious authority)")
→
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associatedWith |
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Grand Ayatollah
("Ayatollah al‑Uzma")
→
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hasTitleForm |
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Shia Islam
→
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recognizesTitle |
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marja'iyya
→
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relatedInstitution |